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are you a law professor. you know civil rights law better than anyone that i know. we were just talking to paul butler, professor at georgetown, about the fact that he doesn't think that the law is actually written for george zimmerman. that is may not work and that eric holder is obviously on the spop. what if the justice department does not pursue charges? >> i think the important thing is that they do the investigation. it's absolutely true that most of the civil rights statutes that might cover a situation like this tend to be focused on law enforcement, what we call state actors, people operating under color of state law or people engaged in a conspiracy, two people depriving someone of their civil rights. a hate crime law only requires body injury because of the victim's race, color or national origin. of course it is the "because of" that's the issue here. >> talk a bit about the challenge for families. for african-american families with children, you have three kids. three girls but have you nephews and girls could be subject to this as well as boys. but it
are you a law professor. you know civil rights law better than anyone that i know. we were just talking to paul butler, professor at georgetown, about the fact that he doesn't think that the law is actually written for george zimmerman. that is may not work and that eric holder is obviously on the spop. what if the justice department does not pursue charges? >> i think the important thing is that they do the investigation. it's absolutely true that most of the civil rights statutes that...
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laws in the nation. the governor who signed a bill late yesterday said it's necessary to review voter fraud. he said you have to use a voter i.d. or i.d. card to get on an airplane or buy sudafed at the drugstore. why shouldn't it be used as well for preserves the important of -- but there's more to this law. it also cuts a week off the ary voting period in north carolina, from 17 days down to ten days. it sends same-day voters register. it ends a program in which underage voters could preregister and be ready to vote by the time they turned 18. so among the lawsuits is one that says this all tends to discriminate against african-americans. for example, it notes that 70% of after kaj americans voted early, compared to 52% of whites. it says that african-americans are much more likely to use same-day registration, because they tend to move more than whites. it notes in november 2.5 so if you cut down on it will result in longer lines on election day. i want i to way in, and the merging of two major airlin
laws in the nation. the governor who signed a bill late yesterday said it's necessary to review voter fraud. he said you have to use a voter i.d. or i.d. card to get on an airplane or buy sudafed at the drugstore. why shouldn't it be used as well for preserves the important of -- but there's more to this law. it also cuts a week off the ary voting period in north carolina, from 17 days down to ten days. it sends same-day voters register. it ends a program in which underage voters could...
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in law in spring of 2010. in politics when you are explaining you tend to be losing. the law is hard to implement, we've seen that with healthcare pgov, they have to hope these problems are a blip. three weeks you look back and say, that wasn't ideal but now the law is working. otherwise it's just been a difficult law politically, focusing on the politics of it, politically to sell to a public that remains skeptical about the efficacy. >> let's turn to ted cruz, he's going to have a big welcome home event in houston. he got a rock star reception this weekend. he certainly has been a divisive figure in washington but not the case in his home state. it seems like ted cruz is angling for potential 2016 run. >> i wrote something about a week ago now, all blurs together, but something -- the headline was how ted cruz won and the republican party lost. i do think with the shutdown. and i do think ultimately ted cruz, if you're looking at winning a republican presidential nomination, ted cruz did himself a lot of goo
in law in spring of 2010. in politics when you are explaining you tend to be losing. the law is hard to implement, we've seen that with healthcare pgov, they have to hope these problems are a blip. three weeks you look back and say, that wasn't ideal but now the law is working. otherwise it's just been a difficult law politically, focusing on the politics of it, politically to sell to a public that remains skeptical about the efficacy. >> let's turn to ted cruz, he's going to have a big...
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once the law in 2008 passed, there was still a law that needed to be decided, how do you define parity in terms of visits and costs. these rules are supposed to take care of that. >> chris, i want to get back to more of the conversation chuck had with the president. the president responded to what was the flashies exert double down, poll testing of biden hillary swap, here is that sound bite. >> did you really not know the campaign was researching the idea of swapping hillary clinton for joe biden. >> chuck, again, the problem we have and this goes back to the earlier question you asked. i'm in charge of 2 million people in the federal government. that was true, by the way, even when i was running for president. so people do all kinds of stuff. some of it they clear with me. sometimes they are trying to figure things out, particularly on the political side. i'm not somebody that delves into polling and all that data. here is the one thing i would say for certain, if they would ask me i would say there's no way i'm not running again with joe biden. i genuinely believe he has been one of
once the law in 2008 passed, there was still a law that needed to be decided, how do you define parity in terms of visits and costs. these rules are supposed to take care of that. >> chris, i want to get back to more of the conversation chuck had with the president. the president responded to what was the flashies exert double down, poll testing of biden hillary swap, here is that sound bite. >> did you really not know the campaign was researching the idea of swapping hillary...
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more people oppose the law than support it. it is, however, the law of the land. i think even republicans don't think it is going to get repealed. i am skeptical because of how much we talked about this and how long we talked about it that president obama can change what looks to me from the outside at least as pretty hardened public opinion about it. >> by 49-37 people were against it in the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. how does the president change his attitude toward this. we've seen already in california and new york because these are the states with the most complicated regulations that it does save money because perha perhaps -- >> it brings more people in to the pool of insured people, thereby lowering the costs if you bring in more healthy people. the way that you sell this law is with facts showing that it is working or can work, and that's very difficult. this is a law that's much easier to attack than it is to support. this is not a judgment about the merits of the law, which i am a supporter of. but it is very complicated so it is much e
more people oppose the law than support it. it is, however, the law of the land. i think even republicans don't think it is going to get repealed. i am skeptical because of how much we talked about this and how long we talked about it that president obama can change what looks to me from the outside at least as pretty hardened public opinion about it. >> by 49-37 people were against it in the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll. how does the president change his attitude...
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obviously law enforcement's got a very tough job. so that's one area where i think there are a lot of resources and best practices that could be brought to bear if state and locale governments are receptive. and i think a lot of them would be and let's figure out are there ways for us to push out that kind of training. along the same lines i think it would be useful for us to examine some state and local laws to see if they are designed in such a way that they may encourage the kinds of altercations and confrontations and tragedies that we saw in the florida case rather than diffuse potential altercations. i know that there's been commentary about the fact that the stand your ground laws in florida were not used as a defense in the case. on the other hand, if we're sending a message as a society in our communities that someone who is armed potentially has the right to use those firearms, even if there is a way for them to exit from a situation. is that really going to be contributing to the kind of peace and security and order that w
obviously law enforcement's got a very tough job. so that's one area where i think there are a lot of resources and best practices that could be brought to bear if state and locale governments are receptive. and i think a lot of them would be and let's figure out are there ways for us to push out that kind of training. along the same lines i think it would be useful for us to examine some state and local laws to see if they are designed in such a way that they may encourage the kinds of...
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we have heard pushback from law enforcement people saying just having the law, the mandatory minimums on the book with the realistic chance of using them helps to get pleas, helps to negotiate pleas. there's always the question about what percent of the prison population is the low level offenders. that is a kind of a hard number to nail down. people who are opposing mandatory minimums say it's roughly half of the drug offenders. a quarter of the federal prison population, they believe, are non-violent offenders who should not be serving these sentences. >> pete williams, thank you very much for your help on those headlines now. joining me now is co-host of "the cycle." hees been reporting on inequalities in the criminal justice system for "presumed guilty." joe an reid is managing editor of grio.com. young minority males. last year, the nypd conducted 532,000 searches on residents 85% of them minorities, 89 of them innocent. this is a law that legalized the idea of presumed guilty. does that resolve that? >> it shows a review of the facts from 2004 to 2012 that the nypd presuming gui
we have heard pushback from law enforcement people saying just having the law, the mandatory minimums on the book with the realistic chance of using them helps to get pleas, helps to negotiate pleas. there's always the question about what percent of the prison population is the low level offenders. that is a kind of a hard number to nail down. people who are opposing mandatory minimums say it's roughly half of the drug offenders. a quarter of the federal prison population, they believe, are...
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it's discriminatory, the law. >> today's a good day. the day i finally get to look at the man that i love and finally say, will you please marry me? >> and the court punts on prop 8 in effect letting marriage resume in california. >> this is a great day for america. today the united states supreme court in two important decisions brings us that much closer to true equality. >>> president obama calls the human rights campaign, chad griffin and the plaintiffs from air force one. live with thomas roberts right here on msnbc. >> we're so glad that california and their leadership, so you guys should be grateful. >> and the power of the pink tennis shoes. filibustering against restrictive abortion legislation, she relies on comfortable footwear and later a back break to defeat texas republicans in a marathon 13 hour filibuster. she stood speaking for hours not allow to take breaks or block water to block the antiabortion law. >> at the end of the day what this is going to do is create fewer and fewer options for women to exercise their consti
it's discriminatory, the law. >> today's a good day. the day i finally get to look at the man that i love and finally say, will you please marry me? >> and the court punts on prop 8 in effect letting marriage resume in california. >> this is a great day for america. today the united states supreme court in two important decisions brings us that much closer to true equality. >>> president obama calls the human rights campaign, chad griffin and the plaintiffs from air...
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the fact he broke the law, he stole classified material. what i ask the question is, who has been fired at the nsa for being so sloppy, so negligent to allow a 29-year-old to allow a 29-year-old to walk away with highly classified material? nobody has to my knowledge. >> important question. senator leahy, thank you so much for your time this afternoon. we appreciate it. >>> coming up, big news at the supreme court. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams joins me next. stay with us. you're giving away pie? would you like apple or cherry? cherry. oil...or cream? definitely cream. [ male announcer ] never made with hydrogenated oil. oh, yeah. [ male announcer ] always made with real cream. the sound of reddi wip is the sound of joy. see who does good work and compare costs. it doesn't usually work that way with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and estimates for how much i'll pay. that helps me, and my guys, make better decisions. i don't like guesses with my business, a
the fact he broke the law, he stole classified material. what i ask the question is, who has been fired at the nsa for being so sloppy, so negligent to allow a 29-year-old to allow a 29-year-old to walk away with highly classified material? nobody has to my knowledge. >> important question. senator leahy, thank you so much for your time this afternoon. we appreciate it. >>> coming up, big news at the supreme court. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams joins me next. stay...
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it's a matter for law enforcement. now on the question of the public safety exception. it is not necessary that the individual be designated an enemy combatant in order for him to be questioned without giving him miranda warnings, the exception emanates from a supreme court decision in the early '80s, called new york versus quarrels. the criminal suspect in that situation was not a terrorist, he was not part of any enemy force. he was arrested in a grocery store in queens. and the police asked him where is the loaded gun. he had a gun with him. they couldn't find it. and for public safety reasons, they needed to find the loaded weapon quickly. and they asked him the questions without mirandaizing him. so the public safety exception is domestic in nature. so it's completely unnecessary to call him an enemy combatant in the first place. >> they had a lot of guns, and this is part of the investigation. how do two brothers in cambridge, mass, get ahold of all of this weaponry, and create these bombs? now low-level, low-tech bombs, be that they were. can they do that all wit
it's a matter for law enforcement. now on the question of the public safety exception. it is not necessary that the individual be designated an enemy combatant in order for him to be questioned without giving him miranda warnings, the exception emanates from a supreme court decision in the early '80s, called new york versus quarrels. the criminal suspect in that situation was not a terrorist, he was not part of any enemy force. he was arrested in a grocery store in queens. and the police asked...
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and i know the assault rifle, a separate issue among many of the law enforcement. the handguns, we had the parents of the teenager of chicago, hadiya pendleton sitting with the first lady last night. nothing could have been more heartbreaking than seeing those people and seeing others. and your pain is of more distant years but no less raw to you. you lost your husband and your son was was grievously injured. >> you know, i look at it with handguns. on some of the things we are going to be doing. closing the gun show loophole because most of those guns are illegal guns. they're not people that went through their background checks and bought these guns. the majority of them are buying them on the black market. they're going to the gun shows. they're getting them over the internet. so legislation that we're talking about can stop that. it's not going to stop immediately. but it's something we can do long term to save lives. you know when you're talking about over 11,000 homicides a year, i understand that people say, well, you're only going to be able maybe correct 8
and i know the assault rifle, a separate issue among many of the law enforcement. the handguns, we had the parents of the teenager of chicago, hadiya pendleton sitting with the first lady last night. nothing could have been more heartbreaking than seeing those people and seeing others. and your pain is of more distant years but no less raw to you. you lost your husband and your son was was grievously injured. >> you know, i look at it with handguns. on some of the things we are going to...
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apparently had run ins with the law. his family has spoken, never saw this coming. they are devastated, can't explain what happened. there didn't seem to be a motive, at least as police could tell. he seemed intent on taking his own life, on not leaving alive, as they put it. perhaps committing suicide, suicide by cop as it's called, and he wanted to be killed. no clue what was going on in his mind. obviously whenever something like this happens, it doesn't make any sense. the bottom line, here at this mall, it's a huge place as you can see from the pictures earlier, the authorities are saying protocols, training worked in this case. they are saying so many people sheltered in place, s.w.a.t. teams arrived, coordinated response that saved lives. again, miraculous that everybody here got out safely. >> indeed. ron allen, that you so much for that report. coming up, we'll have more special super tuesday election coverage. big races for governor in new jersey and virginia are capturing a lot of attention. but it's a busy day all across the country. here is a breakdown
apparently had run ins with the law. his family has spoken, never saw this coming. they are devastated, can't explain what happened. there didn't seem to be a motive, at least as police could tell. he seemed intent on taking his own life, on not leaving alive, as they put it. perhaps committing suicide, suicide by cop as it's called, and he wanted to be killed. no clue what was going on in his mind. obviously whenever something like this happens, it doesn't make any sense. the bottom line, here...
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. >> tem plate for the president's health care law. more on that in a moment but first, congratulations. >> thank you, andrea, we're excited. a little sleepy, too. >> quite a night of celebration for a lot of people. we stayed up to watch it but we weren't in the streets. how does it feel in boston and how important was this series victory to restoring hope and a sense of confidence and resilience as mike barnicle was saying this morning. >> the first game of the season, if i remembered right, was at the very end of that terrible week after the marathon bombing. to have the team have such an incredible season, such a turnaround from last season. to sum nature this way is affirming. really exciting. a parade in the next day or two. you'll see that boston strong spirit out and visible and strong when that comes. >> now, i want to get to the subject, the president's visit. you were with the president yesterday. >> yes. >> how frustrated is he about this? how much responsibility did he personally take for launching this major political ini
. >> tem plate for the president's health care law. more on that in a moment but first, congratulations. >> thank you, andrea, we're excited. a little sleepy, too. >> quite a night of celebration for a lot of people. we stayed up to watch it but we weren't in the streets. how does it feel in boston and how important was this series victory to restoring hope and a sense of confidence and resilience as mike barnicle was saying this morning. >> the first game of the season,...
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law. >> and homeland security has issued a statement to us today saying, while the investigation is ongoing and no final determination has been made at this point, there are no indications that any sensitive information or other personal data were compromised. that could mean they have never even collected any sensitive information or personal data. and the fec issued a statement on its own behalf saying, the vice chairman confirms that upgrading the fec's technological capabilities, particularly its website and related security, is a priority. major i.t. improvements funded by existing funds are already underway. >> and that's our understanding too. but again, even if nothing sensitive in terms of classified information or information such as that was compromised, still, this is an agency that exists for transparency and discloture. if you can't discloe the millions and millions of records they have available to the public for the most public events, which is an election, then the website
law. >> and homeland security has issued a statement to us today saying, while the investigation is ongoing and no final determination has been made at this point, there are no indications that any sensitive information or other personal data were compromised. that could mean they have never even collected any sensitive information or personal data. and the fec issued a statement on its own behalf saying, the vice chairman confirms that upgrading the fec's technological capabilities,...
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four in ten americans are not aware that the health care law has actually been implemented. so the white house has a real challenge going forward. in terms of communicating to the american people exactly how they need to sign up. who needs to sign up it applies to uninsured americans and the fact that this is a possibility. because a lot of americans clearly still confused about their options. the president admitted there are challenges. at the same time he made the point that behind the scenes, they're aware of this and trying to do what they can to mitigate those challenges. >> and our deputy political director, mark murray is here. mark, it's primary day in massachusetts. we had a debate for the upcoming special election. in south carolina. a lot of politics. >> and the massachusetts special primary, on the democratic side, battle of two congressman, steven lynch versus ed markey. markey seen as the favorite. the question is how much the favorite. there's some polling that's suggested either he has a huge double-digit lead or something that might be in the double digits a
four in ten americans are not aware that the health care law has actually been implemented. so the white house has a real challenge going forward. in terms of communicating to the american people exactly how they need to sign up. who needs to sign up it applies to uninsured americans and the fact that this is a possibility. because a lot of americans clearly still confused about their options. the president admitted there are challenges. at the same time he made the point that behind the...
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i then decided to go to law school. and i went to a very good law school that was very expensive. most of my debt when i graduated was from law school. i had about $60,000 worth of debt. but the truth was, i was able to, if i wanted to at least, earn so much money coming out of law school that i really didn't need a subsidy. i could pay it back. it took me a little longer to pay back than some of my friends because i went into public service. i didn't try to maximize my income. but if i had been a partner at a law firm pulling down half a million dollars a year, there's no reason why i should necessarily have gotten a subsidy for that. the one area where i think we can make a big difference goes back to the very first question that was asked of me when it came to schools of nursing. across the board in graduate school, what we want to do is to provide incentives for folks who need specialized education but are willing to give back something to the community, to the country, doctors who are willing to serve in underserved communities, nursing willing to serve in underserved communi
i then decided to go to law school. and i went to a very good law school that was very expensive. most of my debt when i graduated was from law school. i had about $60,000 worth of debt. but the truth was, i was able to, if i wanted to at least, earn so much money coming out of law school that i really didn't need a subsidy. i could pay it back. it took me a little longer to pay back than some of my friends because i went into public service. i didn't try to maximize my income. but if i had...
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laws. unless we're going to enforce the current laws on the books and that states at the administration, starts at the state level as well, and it doesn't make sense to pile more laws on top of it, and the numbers we've seen is the declining law enforcement of our current gun laws, and that starts with the administration and moves on down, and i think republicans and democrats can agree on that, that let's look at the enforcement and see if we're following through on the other laws we've passed because there's this send tendency to say, hey, let's pass a new law when the problem is lack of enforcement. i think that should be part of the debate. >> of course, the gun law loopholes which no amount of enforcement would change that unless something is done to actually close those loopholes. let me play a little bit of what two of the mothers in newtown from sandy hook elementary lost their children had to say about this yesterday. >> this is a promise. to have the conversations on all the issue
laws. unless we're going to enforce the current laws on the books and that states at the administration, starts at the state level as well, and it doesn't make sense to pile more laws on top of it, and the numbers we've seen is the declining law enforcement of our current gun laws, and that starts with the administration and moves on down, and i think republicans and democrats can agree on that, that let's look at the enforcement and see if we're following through on the other laws we've passed...
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law. embedded in a broader effort to advance equality and opportunity for lgbt americans and all americans. to deny the opportunity to any of our daughters and sons, solely on the basis of who they are, and who they love is to deny them the chance to live up to their own god-given potential. >> one of the things that she said in this video that gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights, which is an echo of her famous declaration at the international women's conference in beijing back in '95. where she really stirred the fires in international diplomacy as first lady by declaring women's rights human rights. >> and that was controversial back then. that was seen as a sort of revolutionary statement, the state department was nervous that she said that. they didn't really want that to happen. i think we will be looking back ten, 20 years on the notion that gay rights are human rights and think, well, duh, the same way we think about women's rights now. >> a real generational
law. embedded in a broader effort to advance equality and opportunity for lgbt americans and all americans. to deny the opportunity to any of our daughters and sons, solely on the basis of who they are, and who they love is to deny them the chance to live up to their own god-given potential. >> one of the things that she said in this video that gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights, which is an echo of her famous declaration at the international women's conference in...
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law enforcement is a team effort here. los angeles airport police, lapd, you're going to also have the joint terrorism task force. that basically is made up of agencies you've described. looks like we might have had a hero tsa officer here wounded. he might have tried to confront or stop the gunman. police in l.a., i've been out there and worked with them before, they are very good. it's a large facility with a lot of police. so quickly this guy was taken down where he couldn't hurt a multitude of people. >> the faa is telling nbc news there is a ground stop in effect for lax. the flights are on the ground bound for lax, will be held on the ground. you can see we've got air yeeri. this happened 12:30 eastern time, 9:30 a. time, pacific time. because of the east coast delays, east coast bad weather, there were a lot of people in those terminals. mike taibbi still standing by for us in l.a. mike, at this point, what are you hearing from the lapd? >> well, the lapd is still on the scene, obviously, because there have been unc
law enforcement is a team effort here. los angeles airport police, lapd, you're going to also have the joint terrorism task force. that basically is made up of agencies you've described. looks like we might have had a hero tsa officer here wounded. he might have tried to confront or stop the gunman. police in l.a., i've been out there and worked with them before, they are very good. it's a large facility with a lot of police. so quickly this guy was taken down where he couldn't hurt a multitude...
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is this compliant with all federal rules, regulations, and laws? so those are questions we'll have this week and next week also. >> i want to ask you about this point because congress repeatedly refused to authorize requests by the obama administration for additional funding for the rollout of the health care law. administration officials say that funding potentially could have made a difference. so does congress, do your colleagues bear any responsibility for this rocky rollout for refusing that funding? >> i would remind you that most website developers say an aggregator website, such as what healthcare.gov is, could be built easily for a half a million dollars. they have spent a half a billion dollars. like so many issues when it comes to the federal government, money is not the problem. but making certain that you are effective, efficient, that you're meeting timelines, that is the problem. that is what they did not do here. what we're seeking to do is find out where's the glitch on this? was it hhs? was it the contractors? was it a lack of und
is this compliant with all federal rules, regulations, and laws? so those are questions we'll have this week and next week also. >> i want to ask you about this point because congress repeatedly refused to authorize requests by the obama administration for additional funding for the rollout of the health care law. administration officials say that funding potentially could have made a difference. so does congress, do your colleagues bear any responsibility for this rocky rollout for...
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contrary to republican claims, this law hasn't destroyed our economy. for the past three and a half years our businesses have created 7.5 million new jobs. just today we learned our manufacturers are growing at the fastest rate in 2.5 years. they have factored in affordable care act. they don't think it's a problem. what's weighing on the economy isn't the affordable care act but the constant series of crisis and unwillingness to pass a reasonable budget by a faction of the republican party. like every new law, every new product rollout, there are going to be some glitches in the signup process along the way that we will fix. i've been saying this from the start. for example, we found out there have been times this morning where the site has been running more slowly than it normally will. the rope is because more than 1 million people visited healthcare.gov before 7:00 in the morning. to put that in context, there were five times more users in the marketplace this morning than have ever been on medicare.gov at one time. that gives you a sense of how imp
contrary to republican claims, this law hasn't destroyed our economy. for the past three and a half years our businesses have created 7.5 million new jobs. just today we learned our manufacturers are growing at the fastest rate in 2.5 years. they have factored in affordable care act. they don't think it's a problem. what's weighing on the economy isn't the affordable care act but the constant series of crisis and unwillingness to pass a reasonable budget by a faction of the republican party....
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have laws on the books. if the laws don't work, we should change the laws. but if this individual, mr. snowden, broke our laws, then we need to go after him, we need to prosecute him. and i think that's what most of the american people would expect. whether or not they're sympathetic with what he was doing or not -- i'm sure there will be some who are -- i think that most americans believe that we're a nation of laws, we got to enforce the laws. >> that said, do you have concerns that the sweeping up of all of these phone numbers of americans, every phone call made, separately from the foreign e-mails that can then be pursued through a court warrant if there is a terror threat, do you think it is too broad? do you think it needs to be narrowed? >> i think that's a really good question, andrea. that's one members of congress are going to want to know the answer to. i suspect there will be a real push for congressional oversight of some of these programs. are we overcollecting? have these programs been success
have laws on the books. if the laws don't work, we should change the laws. but if this individual, mr. snowden, broke our laws, then we need to go after him, we need to prosecute him. and i think that's what most of the american people would expect. whether or not they're sympathetic with what he was doing or not -- i'm sure there will be some who are -- i think that most americans believe that we're a nation of laws, we got to enforce the laws. >> that said, do you have concerns that the...
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that's fair under the law. that's all we're asking for. he won the debate. the exchanges are up and kind of running. there's subsidies out there. this is a small ask equity and equality under the law for individuals and families just like big business. why won't he join us in obama care. why wasn't michelle obama on october 1st at the computer with her family signing up for obama care or jay carney? they have their own gold plated health care plan -- >> >> so do you. >> i'm in obama care, all members of congress are and my family. the president should join us in obama care and the rest of the family. is that fair? why should members of congress be under obama care and not the president, explain that one? is that fair? can you defend why the president should be in obama care like congress and members of staff. >> i can't defend why congress and the white house cannot figure out a way to reopen the government so that our kids and their families can get the benefits. >> i told you we're going to do that this week. i want viewers to know this has been a reasonab
that's fair under the law. that's all we're asking for. he won the debate. the exchanges are up and kind of running. there's subsidies out there. this is a small ask equity and equality under the law for individuals and families just like big business. why won't he join us in obama care. why wasn't michelle obama on october 1st at the computer with her family signing up for obama care or jay carney? they have their own gold plated health care plan -- >> >> so do you. >> i'm in...
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number two, 58% of folks admit that the health care law has had no impact on them. now, add that 58% with the 12% that say the health care law has had a positive impact and suddenly you have 70% of the country saying positive or no impact at all. if that continues to be the case, it is very possible if the rollout works, you could see hostility toward the law recede. is it going to be politically divisive still? sure. but if the hostility recedes, then suddenly the president can get traction. i'm talking about minimum wage, talking about education, talking about investments. it sort of clears the decks. but it all hinges on finishing the implementation. >> and you've got 50% of the people in the poll disappointed with the obama presidency. robert, that has got to, you know, be a cause of concern at the white house. and in other numbers in the polls, we see that young people are very disappointed or sort of tuning out on this president. he has to figure out a way to re-engage them, and it's not going to be done by a speech. >> no, absolutely. this has to be a longer
number two, 58% of folks admit that the health care law has had no impact on them. now, add that 58% with the 12% that say the health care law has had a positive impact and suddenly you have 70% of the country saying positive or no impact at all. if that continues to be the case, it is very possible if the rollout works, you could see hostility toward the law recede. is it going to be politically divisive still? sure. but if the hostility recedes, then suddenly the president can get traction....
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talk about the shield law and how that might work. so i'm, we're going, we're very interested to hear what the attorney general has to say. we think these are important issues and important to discuss. >> and nia malika, we've had the return of the romneys. ann romney was on cbs morning news. and now mitt romney weighing in on the president's performance in "the wall street journal" in an op-ed saying we are now over 100 days, we've yet to see any particular agenda. that's my view that the extraordinary disappointment of the president's second term is where the opportunity was greatest. he has proposed the least. he continues to campaign. as if there is no another election and there isn't. >> and that was similar to what he said when he first came out. a couple of months ago. and ann romney on, i guess it was cbs this morning saying she was looking forward to 2016 and paul ryan unclear where they go from here. is it one of the situations where every couple months they'll pop out and say something and critique the president? do they ha
talk about the shield law and how that might work. so i'm, we're going, we're very interested to hear what the attorney general has to say. we think these are important issues and important to discuss. >> and nia malika, we've had the return of the romneys. ann romney was on cbs morning news. and now mitt romney weighing in on the president's performance in "the wall street journal" in an op-ed saying we are now over 100 days, we've yet to see any particular agenda. that's my...
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each of the individual steps are effective lawful and appropriate and etch in the "today's" article, mr. savage points out it is consistent with the law, and the question that we are grappling with and the president is gap plg with, although legal, am i comfortable that we are doing this, and right balance between privacy and security. and look, let me tell you what everyone in my old profession will tell you, just let me know where the line is. you tell me your comfort level a and i will make you as safe as possible within the line that you have drawn for me. look at the end of the day, we may decide to narrow the box a little bit. and let me give you a candid view from the intelligence officer, and so here is the decision that we will have made as a people. we will have made you a little bit more comfortable, but we have also made you a little bit less safe, too, but i understand that. >> how do you feel about the way that the threats have been publicized aggressively publicized by the administration and announcing the world wide travel alert and also closing the diplomatic posts,
each of the individual steps are effective lawful and appropriate and etch in the "today's" article, mr. savage points out it is consistent with the law, and the question that we are grappling with and the president is gap plg with, although legal, am i comfortable that we are doing this, and right balance between privacy and security. and look, let me tell you what everyone in my old profession will tell you, just let me know where the line is. you tell me your comfort level a and i...
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my stepfather practiced law in these two towns where these men carried these things out. it is horrible and hard for us. i feel that jihadists want to us blame all muslims. pizza religious war. but there is a responsibility. american muslims need to come out more. these people in louisville hold open houses in their mosques so people can see what they do and it is not so shrouded in mystery. more broadly speaking, when we look at the middle east, people see chaos. >> which you've tried to explain in beyond war. you look through the arab spring and you take it country by country. there are big differences in the way tonig way they see them. >> there is this epic struggle for power and for control between conservative muslims. some of them are very violent and more liberal secular ones. and frankly, we need to do a better job of seeing that, what's happening. it is not chaos. this is a very real power struggle and figure out how can we help those moderates. we are less dependent on energy from the middle east. the chinese economy will depend on that oil from the middle east
my stepfather practiced law in these two towns where these men carried these things out. it is horrible and hard for us. i feel that jihadists want to us blame all muslims. pizza religious war. but there is a responsibility. american muslims need to come out more. these people in louisville hold open houses in their mosques so people can see what they do and it is not so shrouded in mystery. more broadly speaking, when we look at the middle east, people see chaos. >> which you've tried to...
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i love the rule of law. >> these are tough issues. and the suggestion that we can gloss over them is wrong. >>> forced out, after taking the fifth, lois lernor becomes the third irs official to be replaced in the expanding targeting controversy. >>> leani ining out -- hedge fu philanthropist after saying that mothers can't be successful wall street traders. >> as soon as that baby's lips touch that girl's bosom, forget it. every single investment idea, every desire to understand, every desire to understand what's going to make this go up or go down is going to be overwhelmed by the most beautiful experience, which a man will never, which a man will never share, about a mother's connection between that mother and that baby. and i just have seen it happen over and over. >> we'll discussion. >>> split decision, the boy scouts vote to allow gay members, but leaders remain shut out. >> we need full inclusion for parents and for adults. it doesn't make any sense to tell me an 18-year-old eagle scout, because you turned 18, you're no longer
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laws. you have a stringent voter i.d. law. i believe there san ongoing trial, it's in its ninth day. in that case you are defending the voter i.d. law as being constitutional. >> that's right. i have to protect the constitution and i also have to defend. and just like in the doma case where i cannot defend the governor and the secretary and the commonwealth where i believe it is constitutional -- unconstitutional where we have a material difference. in this case, all of the case law across the country has shown that the mere showing of identification at the polls is not deemed unconstitutional. they may have a problem with the logistics or the implementation of the law, and that's really what's happening at this trial. but because we do not feel it is per se unconstitutional to show identification at a poll, we must then continue on with the defense of the commonwealth. >> general kane, what is the future for you politically now? i know governor corbett is running for re-election. would you consider running for governor? is th
laws. you have a stringent voter i.d. law. i believe there san ongoing trial, it's in its ninth day. in that case you are defending the voter i.d. law as being constitutional. >> that's right. i have to protect the constitution and i also have to defend. and just like in the doma case where i cannot defend the governor and the secretary and the commonwealth where i believe it is constitutional -- unconstitutional where we have a material difference. in this case, all of the case law...
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, and it's strongly still the law. when you asked a while ago what's happened to the supreme court, one of the things i thought we should have said was when i argued it, it was nine men and today there are at least three women on it. one is ruth baiter ginsberg, who is very strongly in favor of roe. as your correspondent was indicating, now all of the issue is but will abortion be available because at the states there are so many restrictions being passed. the other thing that's happening is a lot of women are beginning to really pay attention, whereas so many women are so young they cannot remember before roe versus wade, but, for example, today i'm in portland. we'll have 1,000 women, some men with them, here for our lunch to celebrate roe versus wade. a lot more contributions, a lot more intensity about their determination that we not go backwards. >> in fact, the nbc news-wall street journal poll, which is just out now, on this subject shows that there is a majority support for the first time, since we've been poll
, and it's strongly still the law. when you asked a while ago what's happened to the supreme court, one of the things i thought we should have said was when i argued it, it was nine men and today there are at least three women on it. one is ruth baiter ginsberg, who is very strongly in favor of roe. as your correspondent was indicating, now all of the issue is but will abortion be available because at the states there are so many restrictions being passed. the other thing that's happening is a...
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they are focused on the health care law. and they want people that can actually govern, people who will show they're responsible and deal with the problems facing the country. we want to nominate those folks and then they'll win elections. >> if you look at the breakdown, 48% of voters say they blame republicans for the government shutdown. a lot of people are saying ken cuccinelli lost last night in part because of that. ken cuccinelli had cruz out stumping for him. so did he not learn lessons from the shutdown, and is it time to take a different tact? >> well, i thought it was important to keep the government open. actually, i voted against the shutdown, voted to reopen the government. i think that the president was eager to have a shutdown so he could blame republicans for it, but i think that it's important for us as republicans and conservatives to show that we are responsible and can govern responsibly, which is why i think the health care law, to see this incredible overreach by the president and the complete mismanag
they are focused on the health care law. and they want people that can actually govern, people who will show they're responsible and deal with the problems facing the country. we want to nominate those folks and then they'll win elections. >> if you look at the breakdown, 48% of voters say they blame republicans for the government shutdown. a lot of people are saying ken cuccinelli lost last night in part because of that. ken cuccinelli had cruz out stumping for him. so did he not learn...
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but for gun laws i should say. but the white house has very little appetite to take on the assault weapon ban. we're told that perhaps there would be 50 perhaps a few more votes, but not the 60 that the sponsors really need when that hits the floor. in truth, andrea, some of the votes that they would need, many of the votes they would need are from democrats in the senate. who not all, but many of whom represent states where gun rights are sort of considered part of the culture and where i think voting for an assault weapons ban would be viewed at least politically speaking not all that well. so you know jay carney yesterday at the white house briefing said the president was supportive of the assault weapons ban. now support can mean lots of different things. in this case, i think the president does wish that there was a reinstatement of the assault weapons ban. but i do not think the president is going to put his political capital on the line to try to sort of strong-arm these this group of democratic senators who
but for gun laws i should say. but the white house has very little appetite to take on the assault weapon ban. we're told that perhaps there would be 50 perhaps a few more votes, but not the 60 that the sponsors really need when that hits the floor. in truth, andrea, some of the votes that they would need, many of the votes they would need are from democrats in the senate. who not all, but many of whom represent states where gun rights are sort of considered part of the culture and where i...
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one, the supreme court upheld the law. number two, that was a heavily litigated and debated appoint in the presidential election where mitt romney wanted to overturn the law, and the president said he would implement the law. second we've made it clear to colleagues, they were prepared to make adjustments and fix glitches. they are not interested in that. they voted 42 times to dismantle, gut the law. clearly their objective is not to try to make improvements necessary to make it work even better, their objective is to undermine the entire thing, even though i might add the house republicans passed a budget that would not be balanced except for the fact they keep big parts of the affordable care act. they are trying to have it both ways. the budget wouldn't be in balance. they shouldn't be running around the country saying both things at the same time. >> congressman, is there a way to avoid this? are you calling the chair committee, talking about how to avoid this and how to avoid the debt ceiling crisis before the 17th?
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here's a measure to enforce the current law, because right now the law forbids fugitives, felons, criminals, domestic abusers, people with serious mental illness from buying both ammunition and firearms. both ammunitions and firearms. yet, floss background check. none whatsoever for ammunition purchases. anybody can walk into a store buy a shopping cart full of ammunition, pay for it, walk out, no questions asked. law enforcement is in favor of this measure as attorney general, and u.s. attorney, the federal prosecutor, before then for four and a half years i know that law enforcement really feels that enforcement of existing laws can be bettered by this kind of commonsense measure, and i think to answer your question very directly, the centerpiece of efforts to control gun violence of the horrific kind that occurred in my state in newtown we're still recovering and rebuilding and grieving, and seeking to aid the people that were directly involved. that kind of effort will be aided by these national background checks, along with efforts against straw purchases, trafficking, a comprehensive
here's a measure to enforce the current law, because right now the law forbids fugitives, felons, criminals, domestic abusers, people with serious mental illness from buying both ammunition and firearms. both ammunitions and firearms. yet, floss background check. none whatsoever for ammunition purchases. anybody can walk into a store buy a shopping cart full of ammunition, pay for it, walk out, no questions asked. law enforcement is in favor of this measure as attorney general, and u.s....
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we must stand our ground to ensure that our laws reduce violence and take a hard look at laws that contribute to more violence than they prevent. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton also addressing the verdict while speaking to the country's largest african-american women's group. >> my prayers are with the martin family and with every family who loves someone who is lost to violence. no mother, no father should ever have to fear for their child walking down a street in the united states of america. >> nbc's kerry sanders is live in sanford, florida. kerry, good afternoon. let's start with these calls to overturn stand your ground.
we must stand our ground to ensure that our laws reduce violence and take a hard look at laws that contribute to more violence than they prevent. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton also addressing the verdict while speaking to the country's largest african-american women's group. >> my prayers are with the martin family and with every family who loves someone who is lost to violence. no mother, no father should ever have to fear for their child walking down a street in the...
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making gun laws more strict places second in terms of popularity and loosening gun laws. there is a change. at the same time, you mention this at the start of this segment, andrea. even people who, like dianne feinstein, her life has been personally touched by gun violence. president obama and vice president joe biden have a lot of skin in the game have acknowledged for weeks and months, we are not likely to see a comprehensive package pass through congress that curbs gun violence. magazine clips, possibly. broadening background checks, possibly. assault weapons ban, no. as you see the heart wrenching moments and you see the polling, the reality in the halls of congress does still look different. >> we should point out that these are national numbers. when you get to votes in congress, you have to look at the districts which tend to be more dominated one side or the other. >> that's right. >> i asked them to drill down on the numbers. 69% of women versus say% of men want stricter gun laws. finally, on this subject, mayor bloomberg's pack, the gun law change pack has had a
making gun laws more strict places second in terms of popularity and loosening gun laws. there is a change. at the same time, you mention this at the start of this segment, andrea. even people who, like dianne feinstein, her life has been personally touched by gun violence. president obama and vice president joe biden have a lot of skin in the game have acknowledged for weeks and months, we are not likely to see a comprehensive package pass through congress that curbs gun violence. magazine...
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a federal judge has blocked enforcement of north dakota's new abortion law. it, by the way, one of the most restrictive in the
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now, you could offset that with other changes in the law, but it is the right thing to do. and his own troops were kind of unhappy about that, but he put it out there and he has certainly put medicare adjustments of various sorts on the table. the table that matters is the one that they will actually be negotiating around, and they've got to both get there and then cut a deal. >> what do you say to republicans who say we did revenue last time to avoid the last deadline and we're not revisiting that and that's what the republicans say? >> i think they are wrong, because since we started into this effort to contain the debt, we have done a large piece of spending reduction. the budget control act of august '11, you remember that, that froze discretionary spending for ten years. that picked up a trillion dollars or so over the ten years. that's not small change. and in addition to that, the various continuing resolutions have cut discretionary spending. so, it's not the problem. the problem is the entitlements and taxes. so, that's what they ought to be talking about. >> what
now, you could offset that with other changes in the law, but it is the right thing to do. and his own troops were kind of unhappy about that, but he put it out there and he has certainly put medicare adjustments of various sorts on the table. the table that matters is the one that they will actually be negotiating around, and they've got to both get there and then cut a deal. >> what do you say to republicans who say we did revenue last time to avoid the last deadline and we're not...
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you can't be trying to change the law especially when we're talking about debt ceiling and government for the next year. typically those are moments when you try to make deficits shrink. that's what they have been used for. for the white house and some democrats to think, wait a second, we're going to break budget caps in addition to everything else, that's not realistic. i do think -- i know things are back in the middle of the road. people moved off that position that's not a good place to be. hopefully we'll have an agreement. you need the sequester there as a forcing mechanism. it should stay in place forever and substitute mandatory much better for longer hall than discretionary cuts. hopefully that is what's going to happen. the whole framework of how this is set up is to try to use that moment as much as possible, to get congress to do things we should have done two or three or four years ago. >> senator corker, thanks very much. thanks for keeping us on top of it today. joining us david axelrod, analyst for nbc news and senior adviser to president obama during his first term a
you can't be trying to change the law especially when we're talking about debt ceiling and government for the next year. typically those are moments when you try to make deficits shrink. that's what they have been used for. for the white house and some democrats to think, wait a second, we're going to break budget caps in addition to everything else, that's not realistic. i do think -- i know things are back in the middle of the road. people moved off that position that's not a good place to...
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a violation of campaign finance laws. we'll have the latest on his plea deal. >>> and the state of the union is tuesday. we're taking a look at president obama's approval rating and how his popularity compared to congress and the republican leadership. and you'll dump your old duster. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪ who's that lady? ♪ sexy lady, who's that lady? [ female announcer ] swiffer 360 dusters extender cleans high and low, with thick all around fibers that attract and lock up to two times more dust than a feather duster. swiffer gives cleaning a whole new meaning. and now swiffer dusters refills are available with the fresh scent of gain. let's say you pay your guy around 2% to manage your money. that's not much you think. except it's 2% every year. does that make a difference? search "cost of financial advisors" ouch. over time it really adds up. then go to e-trade and find out how much our advice costs. spoiler alert: it's low. really? yes, really. e-trade offers investment
a violation of campaign finance laws. we'll have the latest on his plea deal. >>> and the state of the union is tuesday. we're taking a look at president obama's approval rating and how his popularity compared to congress and the republican leadership. and you'll dump your old duster. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪ who's that lady? ♪ sexy lady, who's that lady? [ female announcer ] swiffer 360 dusters extender cleans high and low, with thick all...
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colorado tries to boost public support, as a new poll shows, one in six americans want stricter gun laws. >>> from the appalachian trail to the comeback trail. in victory former governor mark sanford thanks the woman he ran off with, now his fiancee. >> i thank you, is guess to my fiancee for her long suffering, as she put up with me being on the road for more than just a few months. >>> it is official, 24 hours after a mutual tease on late night, nbc has just announced jimmy fallon will be replacing jay leno after his 22 years in the chair of that iconic program. in addition, the show will move to new york, and will be executive produced by snl's award-winning e.p. >>> i'm live in washington where two titans shared a stage, stirring up a lot of talk last night about that their political futures, hillary clinton and vice president joe biden playing nice at the vital voices event, but ambition could change that, or will it? joining us is chris cillizza. check todd, political director and host of the daily rundown, and kim hallas, from the bbc and author of the new award-winning "secretary
colorado tries to boost public support, as a new poll shows, one in six americans want stricter gun laws. >>> from the appalachian trail to the comeback trail. in victory former governor mark sanford thanks the woman he ran off with, now his fiancee. >> i thank you, is guess to my fiancee for her long suffering, as she put up with me being on the road for more than just a few months. >>> it is official, 24 hours after a mutual tease on late night, nbc has just announced...
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when asked about the president's past statements that after the affordable health care act became law that people would be able to keep existing health insurance, congressman hoyer said, i think preciseness would have been better. i don't think the message was wrong. i think the message was accurate. lisa myers, found buried in the 2010 language of the law, an estimate that because of normal turnover, normal turnover in the individual insurance market, 40 to 67% of customers will not be able to keep their policy. developments comes as the head of the government agency in charge of the health care.org. the website has been grilled for hours. there have been heated moments including democrat congressman bill pascrell of new jersey, accusing of his republican counterparts of refusing to help people sign up for the law the way democrats helped in the part of medicare part d eight years ago. >> we went back to districts and told seniors, although we voted no, we personally believe and will work with the bush administration to make it work. that's what we did.
when asked about the president's past statements that after the affordable health care act became law that people would be able to keep existing health insurance, congressman hoyer said, i think preciseness would have been better. i don't think the message was wrong. i think the message was accurate. lisa myers, found buried in the 2010 language of the law, an estimate that because of normal turnover, normal turnover in the individual insurance market, 40 to 67% of customers will not be able to...
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all of the court's liberals spoke out strongly against the law. ruth ginsburg said federal benefits are so pervasive in a married couple's life, without this recognition, you have quoted from the house report when doma was passed, quoted from passages that actually produced an audible gasp in the courtroom when she quoted some of the language expressing moral disapproval for same-sex couples stephen brier said would it make sense for congress to say we're not going to recognize marriages of somebody who doesn't have the right level of residency, or somebody who isn't the right age. in other words he said there's clearly something different about mag the difference here and the federal government refusing to recognize marriage. that leaves the key vote to be justice kennedy. he seemed to be very concerned about a couple aspects of this. about you fact that it's not narrowly focused, not just based on specifically federal interests like taxes. he says it covers 1100 different benefits and programs in the federal government, and he says the governmen
all of the court's liberals spoke out strongly against the law. ruth ginsburg said federal benefits are so pervasive in a married couple's life, without this recognition, you have quoted from the house report when doma was passed, quoted from passages that actually produced an audible gasp in the courtroom when she quoted some of the language expressing moral disapproval for same-sex couples stephen brier said would it make sense for congress to say we're not going to recognize marriages of...